Watch Faf's Heroic Defensive Display vs Ireland

Faf de Klerk burst on to the international scene in June 2016, when South Africa hosted Ireland in a three-match series. He helped the Springboks win the series 2-1 with two crucial acts of defence.

You can see his two heroic moments here…

The media picked up on his defence after the game. In the Telegraph, Dan Schofield wrote: "The chances, though, were all Ireland's. Two brilliant pieces of defensive play from diminutive South Africa scrum half Faf De Klerk prevented tries.". Sky Sports said: "A leap by scrum-half Faf de Klerk, one of the shortest players on the pitch, to make a one-hand intercept prevented a near-certain try as Ireland applied early second-half pressure."

Matt Davis, of BBC Sport, wrote: "On both occasions it was scrum-half De Klerk who intervened, first ending a 21-phase move with a crucial interception and then racing out of his line to put in a vital tackle on Keith Earls as the hooter went."

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